This quiz titled 'NMT FINAL PART 1' focuses on nuclear medicine, particularly bone imaging. It covers topics such as tracer preparation, normal bone activity in children, implications of tracer concentration, and use of radiopharmaceuticals.
Locating the order for the test in the patient's medical record
Telephoning the patient's physician for confirmation
Asking the patient why he/she came to the nuclear medicine department
Conferring with the nuclear medicine physician
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1 year
3 years
5 years
As long as the facility's license is in effect
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Lead
Plastic-lined lead
Tungsten
Steel
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Tc99m-medronate
Tc99m-disida
Tc99m-sulfur colloid
Tc99m-MAA
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ANT and POST only
POST and OBLIQUES
ANT, POST, and LAT of affected lung
ANT, POST, LAT, and OBLIQUES
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Prevent renal uptake
Enhance liver uptake
Avoid stimulating the gallbladder
Minimize the risk of radioactive emesis
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Bacteria
Carbon dioxide
Moisture
Xenon gas
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Dobutamine
Adenosine
Dipyridamole
Nitroglycerin
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Colon
Kidneys
Lung
Spleen
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Ga67 Citrate
Tc99m pertechnetate
Tc99m pentetate
Tc99m sulfur colloid
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Kidneys
Lacrimal glands
Sternum
Liver
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It's labled with 99m-Tc
It's labled with antibody
It exhibits no human antimurine antibody (HAMA) effect
It's excreted exclusively through the kidneys
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Performing the lumbar puncture
Obtaining concent to perform the procedure
Monitoring the patient for any adverse reactions to the provedure
Ensuring that personnel and the surroundings are not contaminated with radioactivity
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Tc99 - pertechnetate
0.9% sodium chloride
Methylene blue solution
ACD solution
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On a reasonable schedule
Every day on which radiopharmaceuticals are used
Weekly
Only if contamination occurs
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Tc-99m
Cs-137
I-125
I-131
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30 min
1 hr
2-3 hr
24 hr
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Common hepatic duct
Common bile duct
Gallbladder
Small intestine
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Sulfur colloid
Pentetate
Sestamibi
Tetrofosmin
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Detect the presence of peptic ulcers
Detect the presence Helicobacter pylori bacteria
Identity gastric cancers
Rule out Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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Department of transportation
Environmental protection agency
Food and drug administration
Nuclear regulatory commission
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Thyroid
Brain
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
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Prevent gastrointestinal upsets during exercise
Minimize tracer uptake in the gastrointestinal tract
Enhance myocardial tracer uptake
Standardize test conditions among patients
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Correct the image series for patient motion
Visualize ectopic parathyroid tissue
Visualize substernal thyroid tissue
Diagnose hyperparathyroidism
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Immediately
10-15 mins
30-45 mins
1-2 hr
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3 years
5 years
10 years
Indefinitely
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Lung fields
Lower esophagus
Stomach
Upper small intestine
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Placing it across the patient's lower legs to keep it near the level of the bladder
Placing it on the stretcher near the patient's foot so that it is out of the field of view from the camera
Hanging it from the IV pole and raising it above the level of the bladder
Hanging it from the imaging table so that it is lower than the level of the bladder
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Contaminated sharps container
Refrigerator containing potentially infectious material
Receptacle for contaminated laundry
Unit of blood released for clinical use
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Head and chest
Chest
Abdomen
Head to upper femus
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110%
91%
33%
11%
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2 min
2.5 min
10 min
12.5 min
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Remove any radiation symbols from the vial, then dispose of it
Return the vial to storage
Dispose of the vial as biohazardous waste
Vent the radioactivity left in the vial into the fume hood
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Exposed to radiation at any time during work hours
Exposed to radiation above background levels
Likely to exceed 10% if the annual maximum allowable occupational exposure
Likely to exceed the annual maximum allowable occupational exposure
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Anterior iliac crests
Glenoid fossa
Sternclavicular joints
All of the above
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Number of injected particles blocks only a small number of precaillary arterioles
Particles are made from albumin isolated from human serum
Particles are rapidly phagocytized by lung macrophages
Albumin is denatured before it is made into particles
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Kr-81 gas
Xe-133 gas
Tc-99m pentetate
Tc-99m macroaggragated albumin
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Liver, lungs, and bones
Salivary glands, stomach, and bladder
Liver, salivary glands, stomach, and lungs
Bladder, liver, and brain
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Explanation of the procedure
Fasting for 8 hr before tracer administration
Discontinuation of any medications
Consumption of a fatty meal
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Multiplying the patient's hematocrit by 0.9
Substracting the decimal hematocrit from 1
Finding the ratio of plasma volume to red blood cell volume
Dividing 1 by the demical hematocrit
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Synthroid
Potassium perchlorate
Proptlythiouracil
Thyroxine
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Heparin
Normal saline
ACD solution
Bacteriostatic water
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Tc99m-gluceptate
Tc99m-mertiatide
Tc99m-pentetate
Tc99m-succimer
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UCi/mg
KBq/mL
Ci/g
MBq/mole
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Skeletal metastases
Osteoporosis
Osteomyelitis
Stress fracture
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Talk with the patient and have the patient breathe slowly and deeply
Check vital signs
Have the patient lie down again
Have the patient stand and walk around the room
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Doesn't redistribute one it has been taken up by the myocardium
Rapidly washes out of the myocardium after administration
Has too short of a half-life to permit delayed imaging
Must be administered immediately after its preparation
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4 half-lives
5 half-lives
6 half-lives
7 half-lives
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